His FATHER sent Him to Study at University and He Lived a Completely Different Life (TRUE STORY)

0:00
the old stone streets of the town were still filled with the pungent smell of shoe glue every morning at sunrise the
0:06
stone houses would wake up with that smell but no one noticed what this smell reminded them of anymore whenever
0:13
someone would catch a whiff of it they would just grimace and pass by perhaps
0:19
subconsciously trying to undo a past but for Alian that smell was his childhood
0:26
itself the smell of the years when he had not yet woken up to the cruelty of the world the small shoe shop that had
0:34
stood for years in the middle of the town now with its shutters halfway down
0:39
it was like a silent lament the dust accumulated behind the windows showed that time had stopped inside the
0:46
cobblestones that no one had ever stepped on were cracked and even the wooden bench in front of the shop was
0:51
rotting but in Alian's eyes the shop was still like a shrine that his father had
0:56
shaped with his calloused hands once upon a time Alian used to sleep in the
1:02
small room behind the shop at night a room with a stove stone walls sandwiched
1:08
between books and slippers his father Master Ibrahim would wake up with the
1:13
morning call to prayer and in the evenings he would sew leather click heels and quietly hum songs until late
1:21
there was a photograph hanging on the wall a young man smiling in front of the shoemakers for years Ali Isan did not
1:29
know that the man was his father he just kept asking "Who is that smiling man?"
1:34
For Master Ibraim there was only one truth my son will study he will live
1:40
without calluses he will not bow down to anyone this was his prayer and prayer
1:45
can sometimes be a burden ali Ean studied he studied a lot when he
1:52
graduated from high school he was the proudest son in the town at weddings and holiday meals people would say "Our Ean
1:59
is going to be an engineer." But no one knew that his heartbeat differently no
2:04
one saw the emptiness that grew inside him as he was buried in books the ambition that changed his dreams one by
2:10
one the first day he went to Istanbul was still in his mind she hid her tears
2:16
as she looked out the train window his mother's lips trembled as she waved her hand his father had turned his back
2:23
without a word and walked away with heavy steps that day perhaps something inside Alian was broken and that
2:31
fracture turned into a chasm over time in the early days he would often call his father "father keep him in your
2:39
prayers," he would say and Master Ibrahim would always say "May God bless
2:44
your path my son." These were short simple words but full of prayers then then the silence began
2:53
istanbul was a big city yes but what was bigger was the loneliness when he
2:59
received his first salary he sent his father a pair of leather gloves but then the gifts diminished the phone calls
3:06
became fewer ali Ean was getting lost in the city he remembered the days when he
3:11
wore elegant suits when he bought his first car he hugged the steering wheel in the middle of the night and cried
3:17
because the smell of success was also lonely one morning he went to his office
3:25
early as he looked out the window he questioned himself "What have I become?"
3:30
There was no answer that day he met me that day he left work early for the
3:36
first time and walked around the city until morning and that day something else sunk into him
3:44
dissatisfaction his first encounter with the gambling tables was after a meeting his boss had taken him "let's get a
3:51
little distracted," he had said alian was nervous at first then as he picked
3:57
up the cards he felt the emptiness in his heart fill for a while but this feeling like the booze made him nauseous
4:05
the next day still he couldn't stop because winning in the city sometimes started with losing seeil oh Seil he
4:14
still couldn't forget the patience in that woman's eyes he saw her for the first time in the town library she was
4:20
holding red Monday at that moment time stopped when Ceil had said to him "You
4:28
never used to come here." He had only smiled there was a future in that smile
4:34
a house they dreamed of two children and honeysuckles blooming in the garden and
4:40
so it was for a while satil gave him two children Charara and Ilka the son had
4:49
his father's eyes but Ali son was a different man now he saw his reflection
4:55
in red wine glasses not in the eyes of his children melis her beauty was stunning but her
5:03
heart was broken she was the daughter of a rich merchant when Ali Isan first saw her he thought "What can a man like me
5:10
give this woman?" But then he did passion sin then silence when Isik was
5:18
born he said "I will change with this child." But she too was left alone like
5:24
Cecil Isach became a dream knowing his father only from a distance
5:31
one morning at the end of all these dark days as he entered his office he saw the
5:38
familiar boy waiting for him he was the son of the former headman of the town in
5:44
his hand was a crumpled piece of paper not even an envelope his eyes were on
5:49
the floor "your father left it," he said briefly then he turned and left at that
5:56
moment Alian collapsed into the armchair in the corner of his office and silenced
6:02
everything the computer screen the phone ringing the sound of cars outside all of
6:08
it was gone there was only that paper every word written in his father's shaky
6:14
handwriting stabbing his heart the letter was yellowed paper bearing the traces of years the corners were frayed
6:21
and a crease ran down the center it was as if time itself had touched it alian
6:26
opened the envelope with trembling hands he caressed the paper with his fingertips for a
6:32
while after taking a deep breath he started reading "my son," his father
6:38
began his letter he said that his heart was trembling not his hands he said that
6:44
he was pouring out the feelings he had buried inside for years into these lines he said that he felt that death was
6:51
approaching so he had to write what he could not speak he said that when she took her first steps he started walking
6:57
with her she wrote that she had sewn the first pair of shoes she wore with her own hands and that she had never
7:03
forgotten that day he said that ever since that day he had always wanted him to pursue big dreams in big cities alian
7:12
continued reading his eyes filling with tears at every sentence his father had
7:18
told him that he was always proud of him studying growing up and leaving but that every departure took away a part of him
7:25
he wrote that one morning he told his mother "Our if son will never return and
7:30
she didn't want to believe it but he had already buried the hope inside her." He lamented that he never got to see his
7:37
grandchildren never got to hear them say "Grandpa." He admitted that maybe he didn't deserve it but that it burned
7:44
inside him then he said such a sentence that Ali Kanan's hands trembled i won't
7:50
ask you to forgive me he said because I don't even remember when I hurt you when
7:55
I resented you then came the lines that tore him apart inside but know this I've
8:01
always loved you i've been proud of your every achievement and with every silence something died inside me if he was alive
8:09
when he received this letter he wanted him to take that little boy inside him and come back he wanted to hug him maybe
8:16
one last time and if that child still missed him he asked him not to be late he ended the letter with "Forgive me
8:24
your father Ibraim." Alian pressed the paper to his
8:30
chest and closed his eyes the world seemed to stop at that moment even the
8:35
sound of the clock could not be heard the tears from his eyes dripped onto the letter blurring some of the letters
8:42
every word was digging inside her "father," came out of his lips in a
8:47
choked voice he took a deep breath but it was as if his breath filled his past
8:53
not his lungs regret sank into his chest he clenched his fists then slowly opened
9:01
them his eyes were still on the letter he read it again then once more
9:07
he didn't leave the office until midnight the phone rang and rang but he didn't return any of them he took out
9:14
old photos from his drawer he looked at one from his wedding with Ceil they were smiling then a childhood photo of her
9:21
and Sara a shot of them holding a small airplane then a photo of Ilka as a baby
9:27
and finally a secret photo taken with Mellis he looked at it for a long time
9:33
he smiled but his eyes carried a deep pain what has brought us to this she asked
9:39
herself then he slowly tore the photo with me pieces of it slipped out of his
9:44
hand and fell on the table in the morning he started to pack his suitcase
9:50
he packed only a few clothes a book a letter and an old map of his childhood
9:55
the map was unnecessary but it gave him the meaning of the journey before boarding the plane he sent a short
10:02
message to Ceil in his message he said that he didn't deserve forgiveness but his father had forgiven him he added
10:09
that he hoped one day she could forgive him too she asked him to take good care of the
10:14
children and for the first time she wrote that she was going on a journey for
10:19
herself she didn't wait for an answer perhaps she was too tired to take any
10:25
answer anymore when he arrived in town the streets were still familiar everything was the same but there was
10:31
something missing his father was no longer there the funeral had already happened as she walked to the cemetery
10:39
her steps were heavy with every step she was walking with traces of the past her
10:46
school years the way her mother stroked her hair her father's silent but sincere
10:52
gaze it was all in her mind the grave was marked with a simple stone only this
10:58
was written on it ibrahim Deerasage 1943 2025 and underneath it was this sentence
11:06
where hearts know and tongues are silent alian knelt down and bent over the grave
11:12
he touched the soil he bowed his head slowly i wish I had come earlier father
11:18
he said in a low voice then he repeated only I wish the tears flowed silently
11:25
and mingled with the earth the child growing inside him was now silently apologizing after his
11:32
father some paths were walked only in retrospect and some forgiveness was
11:37
experienced only in silence his first night in town was quiet but that silence
11:42
was filled with thousands of voices echoing inside Alian when he returned to his father's
11:48
house he opened the door not with a key but with memories everything was in its
11:55
place even the arrangement of the armchairs had not changed yellowed books
12:00
on the shelves the painting his mother had painted on the wall the old radio in the corner she sat on one of the
12:07
armchairs and closed her eyes at that moment she remembered her father's hands smelling of coffee her mother's knitted
12:14
shawls the rooster sounds that started before the morning call to prayer how
12:19
distant she had been how foreign she had become to all these details that night
12:25
she did not eat anything at the table where she sat alone he only made eye contact with the empty chair he watched
12:32
the image of his father sitting in that chair for years he listened to the silence in that silence was his father's
12:39
voice every silence was now telling him something the next morning he woke up early the sun had just risen he sat on
12:47
the bench in front of the house and started drinking tea he had the letter in his hand again he had read it many
12:53
times but each time it seemed to have a different meaning at that moment an old man
12:59
approached him his hair was white and his eyes were full of tears there was a
13:04
scent of roses on the lapel of his jacket he sat down next to him and greeted him "you are the son of Ibrahim
13:11
aren't you?" he asked alian nodded his head in agreement the man smiled
13:17
slightly and said "He waited a long time for you." Then he looked off into the
13:22
distance and continued every morning he would sit on this bench and watch for you she always
13:29
waited for you even though she knew you wouldn't come a part of her heart never gave up on you alian averted his eyes i
13:37
know he said quietly the old man was silent for a while then he put his hand
13:42
on Ali's shoulder and said "Some people are silent when they love son your
13:48
father was like that." He couldn't say "Don't go to you even once." But every time you left a piece of him was ripped
13:56
out of him ali Isan's eyes filled up at that moment he bowed his head like the
14:02
moment a child realizes the mistake he has made he sighed deeply with a heavy regret that only shook his
14:10
shoulders as the days passed people in the town recognized him one by one each
14:16
one told a different story about his father some said that he ran to the sick some said that he gave the last money in
14:22
his pocket to orphaned children each story deepened the emptiness inside Alian even more one day he visited his
14:31
mother's grave that graveyard where he had come holding her hands as a child now seemed
14:38
like a place of refuge to him he placed a few white flowers on the earth "i
14:45
couldn't come to you either Mom," he said then he fell silent for a long time
14:50
while cleaning the coal cellar of the house in town she found a chest old notebooks letters photographs and inside
14:59
was her mother's diary as she flipped through the pages one line caught her
15:04
attention ali Isan is growing up every day he grows a little further away from us but he is always a child in our
15:11
hearts that little boy we always want to hug that night he closed the notebook
15:18
before putting out the lamp he lay down on his father's bed he buried his face
15:24
in the pillow maybe for the first time she cried so deeply in that bed it was as if
15:30
the accumulation of years was now pouring out of his eyes in the morning
15:36
he opened the window the wind coming in seemed to carry a breath from the past enough she said to herself it
15:43
doesn't pass by running away or forgetting whatever we have experienced we carry it inside us every day he spent
15:51
in the town was melting the ice inside him the questions he asked himself changed not why didn't I go but why
15:59
didn't I stay and each answer made him cling to his past a little more finally he went to the old primary
16:07
school in town as soon as he stepped into the garden the voices of the children grew louder he paused for a
16:14
moment the school principal an old woman recognized him immediately mr ibrahim's son she said
16:22
with emotion your father left his mark here too we planted that tree in the
16:28
garden together alien approached the tree he touched its branches the light filtering through the leaves was hitting
16:34
his face "i want to leave a mark too," he said quietly and that day he decided
16:40
he would return to town he would change his life not to devote it to the unfinished accounts of the past but to
16:47
make every second meaningful he was now laying the first brick to rebuild himself alian was now part of the town
16:55
more people greeted him as he walked down the street the old woman at the bakery gave him an extra bagel every
17:01
morning saying "For your father's sake my son." The green grosser had already made a note in his account book you
17:08
can't write to Alian he too was surprised even though he had been away for years he was
17:14
welcomed not as a stranger but as someone who was missed but some nights
17:19
he still couldn't sleep most of all when he thought of that woman Ellif she had left him where it all began or maybe
17:26
where it all ended they hadn't been able to talk face to face nor had there been a real goodbye only silence had remained
17:33
between them a deep silence that spanned years one morning he walked out of town to the old railroad station a place that
17:41
had seemed like an adventure in his childhood now it seemed like a place where time had frozen the trains no
17:48
longer passed but memories still walked the same tracks he sat on the stones at the edge of the tracks in his hand was a
17:54
torn page from his mother's diary her mother had written the following sentence on that page some roads are for
18:00
turning back but some are for finding yourself again while that sentence was spinning in his mind he took out an old
18:08
photograph from his pocket it was the only photo he and Ell had taken together
18:13
as the sun was setting there was an indescribable piece on their faces "i can't burn this," he said to himself
18:21
"but this time I will face it." The next day she went to the town library she had
18:27
heard that Elef was still working there when she opened the door the smell of dust and the heavy silence of the books
18:33
greeted her his heart squeezed as he walked between the shelves then their
18:39
eyes met alif slowly closed the book in her hand there was a look of surprise on
18:45
her face but also a familiar resentment they looked at each other for a few seconds without saying anything "hello
18:52
Alif," Ali Ean said his voice was soft a little shaky
18:58
alif bowed her head but didn't take her eyes off him i knew you would be here she said some things don't change in
19:05
this town alian smiled i wish some things never changed he said but I have
19:12
changed at least I'm trying alif's voice was dull years have passed Alian when
19:19
you left you left everything incomplete nothing is complete alian
19:25
nodded i know he said and I was left incomplete too like half a man in the
19:31
middle of everything there was silence for a while a breeze through the shelves
19:36
turned the pages then Alif spoke why did you come because I don't expect to be
19:43
forgiven but I realized that I can't live without confrontation he said alif
19:48
narrowed her eyes this is not a confrontation this is a belated apology
19:54
ali Kxan took a deep breath even if it's late I want to do the right thing i will
20:01
stay in this town i want to make peace not only with my past but also with myself alif opened the book in her hand
20:08
again then forgive yourself first because I still haven't forgiven myself
20:14
this word stabbed Alian's heart like a knife but he did not run away because
20:19
running away was no longer the solution after that day everything did not change
20:25
in an instant aliv stayed away but Ali Isan did not give up he volunteered at
20:31
school helped the library built a home for stray cats the town's people embraced him even more gradually the
20:38
shadows of the past began to give way to new lights one afternoon he knocked on AI's door she held her mother's diary in
20:46
her hand "i want to show you something," he said alif hesitated but opened the
20:52
door he handed her the diary one of the pages was left open he loves Alif very
20:58
much but he cannot fight his fears i hope one day his fears will not get in
21:04
the way of his love alif looked at the page for a long time then she turned her eyes to Ali Assan this time there was no
21:12
anger in his eyes there was only deep fatigue and understanding you cannot erase the past
21:18
he said "I'm not trying to erase it." Alian said "But I can learn to live with
21:24
it." They were on the threshold of the door between darkness and light and
21:30
maybe for the first time they were looking in the same direction halif read the diary over and
21:36
over that evening on every page she confronted the inner voice of Ali Isan's
21:41
mother her words came from far beyond time and penetrated Alif on one page she
21:47
wrote "One cannot throw away some loves because they live in the soul not in the
21:52
heart." She couldn't sleep until the morning she sat in front of the window
21:57
coffee mug in his hand the dull color of insomnia in his eyes "when does
22:03
forgiving someone become forgiving ourselves?" he muttered because she was
22:09
secretly resentful not only to Ali Asan but also to herself for loving him for
22:15
waiting for him for not being able to give him up the next day they met in the
22:20
town square alif looked at the way Ali Isan walked his head was held high as it
22:26
used to be but now he was carrying another weight inside him ali Isan stopped when he saw her he
22:33
smiled but cautiously good morning he said elif
22:39
responded good morning silence fell between them for a few seconds but this time the silence
22:46
was not foreign it was like a familiar old friend thank you for yesterday a
22:53
leaf said reading your mother's lines opened another door in me ali Isan
22:59
nodded she loved you very much she always kept notes about you maybe she
23:05
understood us the most alf sighed maybe
23:11
but having someone who understands is not enough sometimes things don't change ali Ean took a deep breath i know
23:20
nothing will ever be the same and it shouldn't be anyway but can you give it
23:25
a chance a friendship or just mutual silence as long as we are not strangers
23:31
ilf put her hands in her coat pockets sometimes it is easier to be a stranger
23:36
she said but her voice was not harsh there was something inside her that was beginning to soften alian accepted in
23:44
silence he didn't force it he turned and started walking just as they were walking away Alf Alian he turned around
23:53
they locked eyes stop by the library today it would be good if you could help
23:59
some books have been moved between the shelves he said a light shone in Alian's
24:05
eyes "i would love to," he said elf smiled slightly "just take care of the
24:12
books," she added "i promised the books," Ali Ean said "they worked
24:18
together for the rest of the day." The conversations were short but meaningful
24:24
each book each touch softened the silence between them a little more the
24:29
sharp edges of the past slowly began to be filed away that night Alif wrote her
24:35
own note on a page of the diary some wounds scab over not with time but with
24:41
confrontation and sometimes the things we fear the most bring us the most peace
24:46
the library was quiet during the day when Alif and Ali Isan were putting the books away their eyes spoke more than
24:53
words sometimes their hands reached for the same book sometimes they stood on the same page but they did not speak the
25:02
silence no longer bothered them alif even began to find peace in that silence
25:07
towards sunset Alian was taking a book down from the top shelf when an old photograph fell to the floor it was a
25:14
yellowed headsh shot with frayed edges a young woman and a tiny child beside her
25:19
a leaf took the photo in her hand "isn't that you and your mother?"
25:25
she asked alian shook his head my mom obviously stuck it between her books
25:32
maybe to remind me to forget alf looked carefully there was a
25:38
sadness in the woman's eyes similar to Al ifs sometimes the past comes out of nowhere and says "I am here." Alf said
25:46
"No matter how far we go." Alian took a deep breath i never wanted to leave you
25:52
alif i just didn't have the courage to stay alf turned her face away when you
25:59
left everything was left unfinished i even distanced myself from myself in
26:04
order to collect those halves ali Isan came closer i thought about those days a
26:10
thousand times i wish I could have acted differently wishes don't bring back what
26:16
was lost Elif said but maybe they help us understand things better they were
26:21
silent for a moment the air became heavy everything they had silenced inside was circulating in the air like an invisible
26:28
vapor alif Alian said "I need to ask you something you don't have to answer."
26:35
Alif raised her head "ask do you still love me a little?"
26:40
Alif took a deep breath she lowered her eyes to the ground "i never left you i
26:47
just silenced my love i only carried it inside me
26:53
ali Isan's voice was low but clear then can we have a chance alf's voice
27:00
trembled maybe but this time nothing should be rushed because if we break
27:08
this time we can't come together ali Isan nodded his head i promise this time
27:15
I have come to learn how to wait and how to understand alif smiled slowly it was a
27:21
fragile but sincere smile the point is not to start she said the important
27:27
thing is to continue ali Isan didn't say anything at that moment he just sat next to her and
27:34
they watched the sunset together no past no future there was only the moment
27:42
silence but this time full of hope ali Isan remained silent for a long time
27:47
after Alif's words the turmoil inside him the weight he had been carrying for
27:52
years seemed to find a reflection in Alif's eyes in that moment when Alif
27:57
decided to stay with him after so many years she realized how cruel time was
28:02
even though they wanted to fill the emptiness inside each other they both had deep wounds in their
28:08
souls one evening as he was putting Alif's books away he found an old envelope on the table alian was written
28:17
on the envelope in a familiar handwriting she immediately opened it
28:22
and read the letter inside the letter revived memories Alif had tried to forget for
28:27
years this was the last letter from Ali Isan's father dear son there is a
28:34
heaviness in me as I write these lines to you it breaks my heart as a father to see what time has done to you it is
28:41
impossible not to see Cecile's tears in the absence of her children but I have
28:46
realized something i have waited for years to bring back your lost soul but
28:52
maybe the way to find you again is not to bring you back to this town i was proud of you but I lost you my son
28:58
losing someone like you in this world was first and foremost my own fault and now I must tell you this come if you can
29:06
still find me in you come back slowly but surely "Come back forever your
29:12
father." Elif handed the letter to Ali Isan with tears in her eyes "ali your
29:19
father's last words will this letter really change you?" Ali Isan put the letter down as he took it "everything is
29:26
too late for me Alif what I have written will not change me." Alif took a deep
29:32
breath in front of Ali Isan no Ali Isan it is not too late the point
29:40
is if you are not going to change then nothing will be left behind ali Isan
29:46
grimaced sometimes you can't change the past alif for people like us it's not
29:51
possible one cannot forgive oneself by changing the past but by making peace
29:56
with the past by taking a step towards it we can start again think Alif said
30:04
with power in her voice if you don't change then no one can change then no
30:11
one will forgive you for a moment everything was silent the warmth of the air was as oppressive
30:18
as the accumulated emotions in their bodies alf's words penetrated Ali Isan
30:24
for a long time they looked at each other without saying anything then Ali Isan got up from his seat without a
30:31
moment's hesitation come he said we are leaving
30:37
alf looked at him with doubt in her eyes where too alian held out his hand and
30:44
there was determination in his eyes to Techepe the town was now
30:50
asleep as the silence slowly approached the morning there were two silhouettes walking towards Teepe ali Isan and Alif
30:58
were approaching each other step by step in the darkness with each step towards Teepe they were both trying to face the
31:06
past trying to reclaim what they had lost when they reached Teepe the town
31:12
lay below like an abandoned dream the moonlight painted the old stone silver and everything was frozen alian sat at
31:19
the grave holding Alif's hand this was the last place my father told me i must
31:25
be here alif bowed her head and said "Then you should be here at peace with your past."
31:32
Ali Isan took out the letter and put it in Alif's hand "you read this." Alf took
31:37
a deep breath and began to read her father's last words each word filled the gaps inside her a little more as she
31:44
read her eyes filled and her lips trembled at the end of the letter there was a change in Alian's eyes the wounds
31:52
of the past hurt less now at that moment he felt completely at peace with the
31:59
past can you forgive me alian asked looking into Alif's eyes alif took a
32:06
deep breath forgiveness will not bring you anything back Alian but I love you and I always have
32:13
you don't have to carry the past as a burden anymore in that moment everything
32:19
changed alian was leaving his past and stepping into a new beginning
32:26
as Alf and Ali Isan returned to the town together there was a glimmer of hope
32:31
even in the dark streets of the

His FATHER sent Him to Study at University and He Lived a Completely Different Life (TRUE STORY)

True Stories Lived

Restaurant Workers Mistreated a Woman Because of Her Race, But They Didn't Know Who She Was

“The Borrowed Wedding Dress” The Emotional Story of a Loyal Woman Made Everyone Cry

"CURSE" True Story; An Innocent Woman Cursed Her Husband But What Happened Changed Her Life

How to Parent During Divorce: Ways to Minimize Damage

Haunted Mansion | DISNEY THIS DAY | June 26, 1999

Monsters University | DISNEY THIS DAY | June 21, 2013

Motivational Clean With Me & How To Be Content: 30 Days to a Peaceful Home & Heart | Week 3

Travel Day Vlog: Flying with a Toddler, Walmart Haul, Dinner at Boma, Resort Tour

Disney On Ice Preview with Asha from Wish, Moana, Frozen and more!

Talon Roller Coaster POV from Dorney Park

Possessed Roller Coaster POV From Dorney Park

They Vanished After His Wife's Betrayal, But Betrayal Haunted Them...

Up next in 10

His FATHER sent Him to Study at University and He Lived a Completely Different Life (TRUE STORY)

True Stories Lived